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the republican race, another new poll showsmarcorubioleapingover ted cruz in new hampshire, to take the number two spot behind front-runner donald trump. as nbc's hallie jackson tells us, rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. >> reporter: with momentum in new hampshire, marco rubio rubio's hoping for a photo finish, drawing crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. >> thank you guys for being here. >> reporter: sparked by this slip, rick santorum endorsing rubio, but seeming to struggle when asked why. >> can you name his top accomplishment? >> my feeling on marco is someone who has tremendous potential, tremendous gifts. if you look at the minority in the united states senate in a year when -- four got done, it's hard to say there are accomplishments. >> reporter: rubio's competitors desperate to gain ground in new sham shire. >> his whole life has been around his own ambitions. he's gifted. he can turn a phrase really well. but what has he done. >> the fact is, this is a guy who's only done one thing in the united states senate, that is write

the republican race, another new poll shows marco rubio leaping over ted cruz in new hampshire, to take the number two spot behind front-runner donald trump. as nbc's hallie jackson tells us, rubio's adversaries are piling on to try to stop his rise. >> reporter: with momentum in new hampshire, marco rubio rubio's hoping for a photo finish, drawing crowds in every shot as republican rivals take theirs. >> thank you guys for being here. >> reporter: sparked by this slip, rick...

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. >> reporter:marcorubioandjeb bush, meanwhile, taking shots at the front-runner -- >> how do you think donald trump going to washington will solve anything. >> jeb bush has no foreign policy experience, period. >> reporter: trying to prove south carolina isn't simply a two-man fight. underscoring that point, a new cruz ad slamming rubio for being nothing more than a pretty face. this race getting rough-and-tumble already, with nasty new robocalls. in a new twist, jeb bush is getting backup on the trail from his brother, former president george w. bush making his campaign debut on monday. lester? >> hallie, jackson, thank you. >>> it's always there, lurking, and now the is heading south, bringing with it the coldest air of the season for tens of millions of us. al roker joins us with the details. >> yeah, lester, it will be potentially deadly weather coming in. the polar vortex is already there, but it will shift over to the northern atlantic. the jet stream dips to the south. that means that cold air spills south of the canadian border, into the northeast, and the midwest, bringi

. >> reporter: marco rubio and jeb bush, meanwhile, taking shots at the front-runner -- >> how do you think donald trump going to washington will solve anything. >> jeb bush has no foreign policy experience, period. >> reporter: trying to prove south carolina isn't simply a two-man fight. underscoring that point, a new cruz ad slamming rubio for being nothing more than a pretty face. this race getting rough-and-tumble already, with nasty new robocalls. in a new twist,...

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crowd,rubio, kasich,cruz, and bush. are we headed f a surprise? is bernie sanders headed for his first victory against hillary clinton? >>> olympic fears. tonight the american star who says right now she wouldn't go to rio because of concerns over zika. >>> lessen your bills and saving you big money. the brothers who made their entire business just that, now sharing how i do it with amazing results. >>> and tom brokaw joins us to talk about something important that suddenly has gone missing. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. we're 90 minutes away from the last of the poll closings here in new hampshire. and the evening's drama is about to begin. do trump and sanders become the big stories of the night, or will new hampshire's independent-minded voters defy as we look in on a polling precinct, this one in hudson, we can tell you officials have been predicting a record turnout. lots of folks there this hour. as is tradition, voting began at midnight. and a handful of communities providing results so far. for the gop, trump, cruz, and kasich tied at the top with nin

crowd, rubio, kasich, cruz, and bush. are we headed f a surprise? is bernie sanders headed for his first victory against hillary clinton? >>> olympic fears. tonight the american star who says right now she wouldn't go to rio because of concerns over zika. >>> lessen your bills and saving you big money. the brothers who made their entire business just that, now sharing how i do it with amazing results. >>> and tom brokaw joins us to talk about something important that...

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himself is mocking his opponent in a series of new ads, this one againstmarcorubiobackfired.>> makes me feel dumb for trusting them. >> maybe you should vote for more than just a pretty face next time. >> reporter: cruz campaign yanking it after the revelation that actress had appeared in adult films. >> we would not have cast her had we known of that history. >> reporter: rubio today firing back in an exclusive interview. >> the bottom line is they were actor, and i think that's part of a bigger problem that he tries to act like the only consistent conservative in this race. it's just not true. he's a recalculated political operative. >> reporter: all this as several gop hopefuls try to court crucial evangelical voters. >> faith is the most important influence in my night. >> one night reading the bible i just got a serenity. >> reporter: tonight amid a flouriflurry of attacks serenity in this race is hard to find. the republican candidates are set to face off in another debate tomorrow. the stakes may be highest for marco rubio. he's expected to take some of the heaviest

himself is mocking his opponent in a series of new ads, this one against marco rubio backfired. >> makes me feel dumb for trusting them. >> maybe you should vote for more than just a pretty face next time. >> reporter: cruz campaign yanking it after the revelation that actress had appeared in adult films. >> we would not have cast her had we known of that history. >> reporter: rubio today firing back in an exclusive interview. >> the bottom line is they were...

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congressional districts, banking all of the states' 50 del grats, despitemarcorubio'shighprofile endorsement and ted cruz focus on evangelicals. 34% to cruz's 26%. trump may have won, but it was a rocky week starting with him calling the last republican president a liar. >> they lied. they said there were weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: by thursday, smearing the pope as disgraceful. >> no leader, especially a religious leader should have the religion or faith. >> reporter: and on friday, in his last rally before the vote, recounting an internet myth praising mass killing by a u.s. general more than a century ago. >> and he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50 men, and he dipped 50 bullets in pig's blood. >> reporter: exit polls showing that like in new hampshire, the majority of trump's voters decided on him months ago, meaning his myriad of controversies and outrageous statements just didn't matter. and nighter do his inconsistencies. on republican hot button issues like funding planned parenthood. >> planned parenthood does a lot of good -- a really good job in a lo

congressional districts, banking all of the states' 50 del grats, despite marco rubio's high profile endorsement and ted cruz focus on evangelicals. 34% to cruz's 26%. trump may have won, but it was a rocky week starting with him calling the last republican president a liar. >> they lied. they said there were weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: by thursday, smearing the pope as disgraceful. >> no leader, especially a religious leader should have the religion or faith....

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donald trump on the debate stage, a rejuvenatedmarcorubiostruckdonald trump struck back with a surprise announcement of new jersey governor chris christie. it was all part of a nasty back and forth war of words between trump and rubio on the trail just four days before super tuesday. nbc's katy tur starts off our coverage. katy, what a day. >> reporter: lester, they say everything is bigger in texas, and this endorsement certainly came as a big surprise. less than a month after he dropped out and just four days to go until super tuesday, chris christie is getting behind donald trump and trying to lay waste to marco rubio. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor and my privilege to introduce the next president of the united states, donald trump! >> reporter: donald trump added a little jersey pride to his texas swagger in fort worth today. former presidential candidate chris christie officially endorsing the front-runner. >> and i really was happy with this one right here. so, chris, thank you. we love you, man. >> it's all make-believe. a month ago christie was trying to tear d

donald trump on the debate stage, a rejuvenated marco rubio struck donald trump struck back with a surprise announcement of new jersey governor chris christie. it was all part of a nasty back and forth war of words between trump and rubio on the trail just four days before super tuesday. nbc's katy tur starts off our coverage. katy, what a day. >> reporter: lester, they say everything is bigger in texas, and this endorsement certainly came as a big surprise. less than a month after he...

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. >>> targeting trump. a critical night for cruzandrubio. itcould be their last chance to blunt donald trump's marcho the nomination. >>> super lice warning, striking in 25 states. extremely resistant to the ways we usually get rid of them. what every parent should know. water. another big city warns its residents about their homes. >>> and video horror. the chilling moment that made erin andrews get up and leave the courtroom. as jurors see the tape that she says turned her life into a nightmare. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. states of emergency are in effect in virginia, and north carolina right now. among the places that of a violent and deadly storm that rampaged from the south up the eastern seaboard. today we're seeing the full extent of the damage from some 50 reported tornadoes over the last two days. nine people were killed. and millions were impacted from downed trees and power outages, to floods and canceled flights. tonight the region is still trying to recover. nbc's miguel almaguer reports. >>

. >>> targeting trump. a critical night for cruz and rubio. it could be their last chance to blunt donald trump's marcho the nomination. >>> super lice warning, striking in 25 states. extremely resistant to the ways we usually get rid of them. what every parent should know. water. another big city warns its residents about their homes. >>> and video horror. the chilling moment that made erin andrews get up and leave the courtroom. as jurors see the tape that she says...

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voters. our poll has cruz now ahead at 28% with trump at 26 andmarcorubioroundingout the top three at 17%. trump's tumble from the top spot comes as he and cruz trade threats, dares and accusations ahead of saturday's south carolina primary where trump still leads. nbc's hallie jackson has late details. shift in the republican race, a new national front-runner, ted cruz. >> it's tremendously encouraging to be leading the field nationally. i think as a result -- >> reporter: did you ever think you'd be here? >> that was always the plan. look, that's how you win. got to get to first place to win. >> reporter: it's a 15-point flip from last month, trump slipping seven points and cruz up eight. after the iowa caucuses, the new hampshire primary and saturday night's debate. >> republican voters have taken a pause deciding whether or not they want to nominate donald trump to be president. >> reporter: as cruz heats up, he's burning it down in south carolina with a scorched earth news conference. >> file a lawsuit. >> reporter: daring donald trump to sue him over this ad. >> well, i

voters. our poll has cruz now ahead at 28% with trump at 26 and marco rubio rounding out the top three at 17%. trump's tumble from the top spot comes as he and cruz trade threats, dares and accusations ahead of saturday's south carolina primary where trump still leads. nbc's hallie jackson has late details. shift in the republican race, a new national front-runner, ted cruz. >> it's tremendously encouraging to be leading the field nationally. i think as a result -- >> reporter: did...

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a push. we get the latest from katie tur. >> reporter:marcorubioisgetting personal. >> he is flying around on hair force one. >> i see him with makeup. it's like he is putting it on with a trowel. >> amazing to me that a guy with the worst spray tan in america is tacking me for putting on makeup. >> rubio's 1-won nothing. he couldn't get elected dog catcher in florida. >> it's time to open our eyes. we cannot allow a con artist to get access to the nuclear codes of the united states of america. >> reporter: the race getting dirty going into super tuesday. trump has all the momentum. he continues to lock up voter support with a campaign built around a border wall. >> who will pay for that wall? >> reporter: the wall between the new yorker and republican establishment is starting to crack. first with the chris christie endorsement. now with endorsements governor january brewer and maine governor paul lepage who two weeks ago was meeting in secret with party leaders to try and stop trump according to the "new york times." now on a radio talk show saying we could do worse. >> i t

a push. we get the latest from katie tur. >> reporter: marco rubio is getting personal. >> he is flying around on hair force one. >> i see him with makeup. it's like he is putting it on with a trowel. >> amazing to me that a guy with the worst spray tan in america is tacking me for putting on makeup. >> rubio's 1-won nothing. he couldn't get elected dog catcher in florida. >> it's time to open our eyes. we cannot allow a con artist to get access to the...

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tonight in new hampshire, joiningmarcorubio, tedcruz and four others for the final republican debate before tuesday's primary. voters in new hampshire do not have to register with a party. either the republican or democratic candidates on both sides fighting hard this weekend to woo independent voters. two reports from new hampshire tonight. we begin with hallie jackson. good evening. >> reporter: last chance for candidates to make closing arguments in a big way before new hampshire's primary. expect immigration to be a big topic. it's a potential vulnerability for marco rubio who is in theeine of fire and a central theme for donald trump who unlike in des moines isn't ditching this debate. in manchester, the debate stage all set and this time, donald trump will be on it. >> new hampshire we're doing really well. >> reporter: hoping he won't underperform his number one poll position in new hampshire a state he skilled because of snow. general bush point jeb bush said his mother campaigned. trump is center stage tonight. it's marco rubio at the center of the rising in the grani

tonight in new hampshire, joining marco rubio, ted cruz and four others for the final republican debate before tuesday's primary. voters in new hampshire do not have to register with a party. either the republican or democratic candidates on both sides fighting hard this weekend to woo independent voters. two reports from new hampshire tonight. we begin with hallie jackson. good evening. >> reporter: last chance for candidates to make closing arguments in a big way before new hampshire's...

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. senator to join trump, this asmarcorubiogotin the mud. >> how can a person with the worst spray tan in america? you know what they say with men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> reporter: hours from super tuesday and time is running out for trump's competitors to make their case. >> i will go to all 50 states and every territory. i will continue to speak out until i literally have no voice left. i will go anywhere to speak to anyone before i let a con artist get ahold. republican party. >> donald trump represents everything you're mad about washington, the deal-making that doesn't stand with the working men and women. >> reporter: despite it all, trump is >> mexico, everybody talks -- >> reporter: as you can hear, donald trump is on stage here in georgia behind me. this is another controversy is brewing. both rubio and cruz calling on trump to press the "new york times" to release a transcript of an off-the-record meeting after buzzfeed reported that trump may have expressed flexibility on his hardline immigration plan. lester? >> katy tur tonight, thanks. as the trump train r

. senator to join trump, this as marco rubio got in the mud. >> how can a person with the worst spray tan in america? you know what they say with men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> reporter: hours from super tuesday and time is running out for trump's competitors to make their case. >> i will go to all 50 states and every territory. i will continue to speak out until i literally have no voice left. i will go anywhere to speak to anyone before i let a con artist get...

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iowa whilemarcorubio'sstrongshowing gives hope to mainstream republicans, but it's a photo finish for hillary clinton, declared the winner in a very late call by the party with a razor thin margin over bernie sanders. >>> new zika fears. the first confirmed case of sexually transmitted zika in the u.s., and questions over whether the virus can cause paralysis in adults. >>> social media murder? young college students accused in the death of a 13-year-old girl. was she lured to her death online? >>> and nightmare at 10,000 feet. a massive hole ruptured in the side of a plane mid-air, a harrowing scene inside the cabin as passengers brace for an emergency landing. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. there's some big and intriguing new story lines in the race for president tonight after iowa voters reshuffled the race. there were just two winners, of course, but at least twice that many victory-sounding speeches after last night's results followed by the mad overnight dash to new hamp

iowa while marco rubio's strong showing gives hope to mainstream republicans, but it's a photo finish for hillary clinton, declared the winner in a very late call by the party with a razor thin margin over bernie sanders. >>> new zika fears. the first confirmed case of sexually transmitted zika in the u.s., and questions over whether the virus can cause paralysis in adults. >>> social media murder? young college students accused in the death of a 13-year-old girl. was she...

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conservative principles. >> reporter: but so much for southern charm. amarcorubioadviserpredicting this state is going to be a bloodbath. >> south carolina will be definitive and determinative and i need your vote. come out and help us. i need your support. >> reporter: still south carolinians may avoid the establishment all together. >> they are looking for somebody that's going to say the things that they want to hear. the people in south carolina are angry right now, and they want a candidate that reflects that. >> reporter: that candidate will not be chris christie or carly fiorina. as you noted both of them suspending their campaigns today. as for john kasich, campaign advisers tell me his goal here is to prejent jeb bush from turning the south carolina primary into his comeback story. will. on the democratic side of all this bernie sanders' campaign says he raised over $5 million since the polls closed last night. now sanders is looking to broaden his appeal with minority voters while hill hill may shake up her campaign after her resounding loss. we've got both cam

conservative principles. >> reporter: but so much for southern charm. a marco rubio adviser predicting this state is going to be a bloodbath. >> south carolina will be definitive and determinative and i need your vote. come out and help us. i need your support. >> reporter: still south carolinians may avoid the establishment all together. >> they are looking for somebody that's going to say the things that they want to hear. the people in south carolina are angry right...

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. the republican race took on a mean edge today. ted cruz andmarcorubioattackingdonald trump over everything from his taxes, to his business connections and foreign policy. and trump was on defense, especially when it came to an interview this morning in which trump was asked about a supporter who used to be the grand wizard of the ku klux klan. >> reporter: today's fire storm was not over what donald trump >> just so you understand, i don't know anything about david duke. >> reporter: failing to disavow david duke in this interview. >> you condemn them and don't want their support? >> i have to look at the group. i don't know what group you're talking about. >> the ku klux klan. >> reporter: duke is not formally endorsed the gop frontrunner but has told his radio audience that voting against donald trump at this point is really treason to your heritage. trump tweeted he did disavow duke. >> i disavow, okay? >> reporter: less than two days before super tuesday, marco rubio pouncing. >> there is no place in the conservative movement for david duke, the ku klux klan or any sort of h

. the republican race took on a mean edge today. ted cruz and marco rubio attacking donald trump over everything from his taxes, to his business connections and foreign policy. and trump was on defense, especially when it came to an interview this morning in which trump was asked about a supporter who used to be the grand wizard of the ku klux klan. >> reporter: today's fire storm was not over what donald trump >> just so you understand, i don't know anything about david duke....

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do anything, in this case spread a false rumor about ben carson. >> reporter:marcorubio, trumpand the rest of the field now focused on organization, trump beefing up his with seven phone banks, volunteers from four states here, the front-runner so dominant in recent polls some establishment candidates may need a hand, and jeb bush is asking for it. >> get back in the more peaceful world. please, clap. >> reporter: tonight bush and the rest of his republican rivals have a little less competition. rick santorum's expected to drop out tonight and rand paul suspended his campaign today. many of his libertarian-leaning backers in new hampshire here expected to shift their support to ted cruz. lester? >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> the democrats, meantime, are trading some of their sharpest attacks yet in new hampshire, even though hillary clinton was declared the winner in iowa, albeit by a thin margin, the sanders camp says he got a huge fund-raising boo. after the caucuses, $3 million in just 24 hours. we get more from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the democratic battle in n

do anything, in this case spread a false rumor about ben carson. >> reporter: marco rubio, trump and the rest of the field now focused on organization, trump beefing up his with seven phone banks, volunteers from four states here, the front-runner so dominant in recent polls some establishment candidates may need a hand, and jeb bush is asking for it. >> get back in the more peaceful world. please, clap. >> reporter: tonight bush and the rest of his republican rivals have a...

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upselt victory. cruz should finish strong. he andmarcorubioina fight for second. donald trump is expected to win. by how much? the state party tells us tonight, some pre precincts broke records by midafternoon. in 12 hours of voting, countless last minute decisions. >> i decided at about 9:00 this morning. and i have been watching coverage nonstop. >> yesterday. >> reporter: at stake in south carolina, who moves on and who drops out. the field smaller than it used to be but still bigger than it usually is. >> once you get this race down to two, you will have a clearer more traditional campaign. >> reporter: marco rubio just one of the candidates with something to prove tonight. that he has game with establishment voters and can beat his one-time mentor, jeb bush. who insists he is not near death. >> it's a long haul process. >> reporter: it's donald trump who has been dominating. >> i don't want your money. we want your vote. >> reporter: today on offense online, attacking his rivals. like ted cruz who has to show he can contend in the south. that's key to his strategy moving for

upselt victory. cruz should finish strong. he and marco rubio in a fight for second. donald trump is expected to win. by how much? the state party tells us tonight, some pre precincts broke records by midafternoon. in 12 hours of voting, countless last minute decisions. >> i decided at about 9:00 this morning. and i have been watching coverage nonstop. >> yesterday. >> reporter: at stake in south carolina, who moves on and who drops out. the field smaller than it used to be...

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no less sparring as the six remaining republicans face off.marcorubiowiththe most to prove after what rivals mocked as a robotic performance last debate. >> i wish he would have done better. i like that he came back out afterwards and said that was my fault. >> reporter: now rebooting with a tougher tone against his rivals. jeb bush ready to defend himself and possibly ding donald trump as he looks for a south carolina comeback. >> he said, we should bomb the blank, blank, blank out of eye sis. that's not a strategy. that's an unserious man. >> reporter: while con kasich is going to stay positive. >> there's not a lot of room for negative campaigning. >> trump is on the attack, taking on ted lies and threatening to suit canadian-born candidate. cruz dismissing it as another trumpertantrum. >> we said we love your policy. please jump in. >> reporter: republican rivals not just targeting each other but hillary clinton as well with her private e-mails released today. she and bernie sanders rallies supporters out west. >> we will surprise them in nevada. >> reporter: sanders without

no less sparring as the six remaining republicans face off. marco rubio with the most to prove after what rivals mocked as a robotic performance last debate. >> i wish he would have done better. i like that he came back out afterwards and said that was my fault. >> reporter: now rebooting with a tougher tone against his rivals. jeb bush ready to defend himself and possibly ding donald trump as he looks for a south carolina comeback. >> he said, we should bomb the blank,...

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five points, 28% to 23%, down from 16 points a month agoandrubiovirtuauayunchanged at 15. the next seven days may provide clarity in these races in addition to the republicans voting in south carolina, democratic voters will caucus in nevada tomorrow followed by republicans there on tuesday and then it's back to south carolina next saturday, the 27th, for the democratic primary. a time line that is ratcheting up the urgency in both races. we've got both races covered starting tonight with nbc's katy tur in north charleston for us. hi, katy >> reporter: lester, donald trump will take the stage here in just a few minutes. it's now less than 24 hours before the state there are indications that this race could be a lot tighter than many had thought. donald trump losing his commanding lead as ted cruz tries to replicate his win in iwhat. donald trump sounding confident to a boisterous crowd in myrtle beach, but the billionaire is still on the defensive, now for a 2002 howard stern radio interview where he said he supported the iraq invasion. >> are you for invading iraq? >> yeah, i

five points, 28% to 23%, down from 16 points a month ago and rubio virtuauay unchanged at 15. the next seven days may provide clarity in these races in addition to the republicans voting in south carolina, democratic voters will caucus in nevada tomorrow followed by republicans there on tuesday and then it's back to south carolina next saturday, the 27th, for the democratic primary. a time line that is ratcheting up the urgency in both races. we've got both races covered starting tonight with...

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growing from some in the partyasrubioandcruz continue to target each other, not the man who is charging towards the nomination. we have it all covered tonight starting with nbc's katy tur in houston. katy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. donald trump is looking more and more like the favorite to win the nomination, and now the last nominee, mitt romney, is taking aim. donald trump with evangelical leader pat robertson in virginia today trying to hit ted cruz where it hurts, targeting christian conservatives at regent university. >> i've got to be a good person today, at least for the next hour. >> reporter: coming off his big win in nevada. >> soon the country is going to start winning, winning, winning. yorker is looking for a lock on the nomination sooner rather than later. >> we might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest, all right. >> reporter: around if polling is indication he could be right. the billionaire resonating across voting blocs. >> we won of the evangelicals, we won with young. we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won w

growing from some in the party as rubio and cruz continue to target each other, not the man who is charging towards the nomination. we have it all covered tonight starting with nbc's katy tur in houston. katy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. donald trump is looking more and more like the favorite to win the nomination, and now the last nominee, mitt romney, is taking aim. donald trump with evangelical leader pat robertson in virginia today trying to hit ted cruz where it...

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front-runner? and canmarcorubiosurprisewith a strong showing? and for hillary clinton, can she fight off a surging bernie sanders, or will 2008 repeat itself in another devastating loss? it's all about turnout, a ground game and a wild sprint to the dramatic finish tonight. "nightly news" from iowa begins right now. >> announcer: >> announcer: decision 2016, the iowa caucus. this is "nbc nightly news" with from des moines. >>> good evening. game on. for weeks the polls have spoken, and now it's the people of iowa's turn. the caucuses begin across this state just after the dinner hour here. the first votes to be cast on the road to the white house. at this hour the organizations the candidates have spent months, even years, building, are feverishly working to get their supporters to the caucus sites. this is the much talked about ground game now under way. turnout is going to be key. but also tonight we're watching a new potential contender, the weather. a big winter storm expected to begin hitting here later tonight. will it be a factor, especially with a major poll over the we

front-runner? and can marco rubio surprise with a strong showing? and for hillary clinton, can she fight off a surging bernie sanders, or will 2008 repeat itself in another devastating loss? it's all about turnout, a ground game and a wild sprint to the dramatic finish tonight. "nightly news" from iowa begins right now. >> announcer: >> announcer: decision 2016, the iowa caucus. this is "nbc nightly news" with from des moines. >>> good evening. game on....

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donald trump turn big poll numbers into a big win? and canmarcorubiobounceback from that debate debacle? we go one-on-one. >>> nightmare at sea. panic as a cruise ship gets caught in a ferocious storm and slammed by 30-foot waves and water rushing in and thousands ordered to their cabin. >>> bomb handoff. shocking video of the moment a suspected suicide bomber is handed what authorities believe is a laptop packed with explosives before blowing himself up on board. >>> and heartburn drug warning. millions take them, and now doctors are sounding an alarm about some of the most popular medications on the market. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from manchester, new hampshire. manchester, the weather just one more challenge for the presidential candidates on this primary election eve as they hit 30 events across this state today, hoping to move the needle in their direction. the latest snapshot shows bernie sanders leading hillary clinton by 16 points for the democrats. donald trump sitting on a 20-point lea

donald trump turn big poll numbers into a big win? and can marco rubio bounce back from that debate debacle? we go one-on-one. >>> nightmare at sea. panic as a cruise ship gets caught in a ferocious storm and slammed by 30-foot waves and water rushing in and thousands ordered to their cabin. >>> bomb handoff. shocking video of the moment a suspected suicide bomber is handed what authorities believe is a laptop packed with explosives before blowing himself up on board....

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aboutmarcorubio, butas those campaigns squabble, donald trump is surging, locking up delegates and time is rapidly running out for his opponents to stop him. all of it as hillary clinton regains steam and bernie sanders faces an increasingly uphill battle. we have all of it for you starting with nbc's h hlie jackson covering the gop in vegas. hallie? >> reporter: hi, lester. were it anybody else besides donald trump, he'd be considered a near lock for the nomination. many in the establishment still seeming stunned. trump's race to lose, but marco rubio and ted cruz hope to stop him with cruz tonight dealing with his own new campaign drama. a startling shake-up for ted cruz, firing his top aide for tweeting this inaccurate video, wrongly suggesting marco rubio dismissed the bible. >> i had made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with a very highest standards of integrity. if other candidates choose to go into the gutter, we will not do the same. >> reporter: cruz hoping to move past attacks from competitors that he's up to, quote, dirty tricks in donald tr

about marco rubio, but as those campaigns squabble, donald trump is surging, locking up delegates and time is rapidly running out for his opponents to stop him. all of it as hillary clinton regains steam and bernie sanders faces an increasingly uphill battle. we have all of it for you starting with nbc's h hlie jackson covering the gop in vegas. hallie? >> reporter: hi, lester. were it anybody else besides donald trump, he'd be considered a near lock for the nomination. many in the...

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strong indications that trump could dominate supertuesday,rubioandcruz are now in a cage match for second. cruz is pushing his conservative credentials to gin up votes in nevada. >> if we keep going this same direction, we risk doing irreparable damage to the greatest country in the history of the world. >> reporter: establish's best hope, marco rubio who despite spent some of his childhood here left nevada to focus on super tuesday. >> every time this race narrows we pick up support and when that happens we'll win. >> reporter: but it could be too little too late. >> he's placed himself in the best position possible to win the nomination, and i just don't see who stops him. >> reporter: like you will a of the states so far, nevada is expecting record turnout. this race just keeps getting tighter, and even more tense. tonight ted cruz saying that he wouldn't gamble his daughter's futures on donald trump. vegas, thank you. >>> president obama reignited the battle today over closing the u.s. prison at guantanamo bay. he made a 2008 campaign promise to shut it down and an executiv

strong indications that trump could dominate super tuesday, rubio and cruz are now in a cage match for second. cruz is pushing his conservative credentials to gin up votes in nevada. >> if we keep going this same direction, we risk doing irreparable damage to the greatest country in the history of the world. >> reporter: establish's best hope, marco rubio who despite spent some of his childhood here left nevada to focus on super tuesday. >> every time this race narrows we...

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marcorubiocouldbe a bigger target on the stage tomorrow night, of success. our new poll shows him rising to second place in that state behind donald trump. nbc's gabe gutierrez caught one rubio today. >> reporter: tonight, marco rubio is on the rise, but under attack. how can you convince the republican primary voters that you are the guy? >> because number one, i give us the best chance to unify this party. >> reporter: today rubio sat down with us as he prepares for a crucial debate tomorrow. >> his record of accomplishment is slim. >> reporter: some of his rivals already pouncing on his experience. >> this selection about the future, not just the resume competition. being president of the united states is not like being a real estate developer. eight not like being a grn. it is about being commander in chief. >> reporter: rubio argues he passed a bill to reform the va and another to slap more sanctions on the terrorist group hezbollah. was that enough of an accomplishment, though, to put on your top five? >> it absolutely is. >> reporter: was it that hard, though? things. >> re

marco rubio could be a bigger target on the stage tomorrow night, of success. our new poll shows him rising to second place in that state behind donald trump. nbc's gabe gutierrez caught one rubio today. >> reporter: tonight, marco rubio is on the rise, but under attack. how can you convince the republican primary voters that you are the guy? >> because number one, i give us the best chance to unify this party. >> reporter: today rubio sat down with us as he prepares for a...

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you. >>> it's getting uglier on the campaign trail in south carolina with cruzandrubiotradingaccusations of dirty tricks just two days from a critical primary. nbc's dave gutierrez frames the dispute for us. >> reporter: if a picture's worth a thousand words, today the bitter fight between ted cruz and marco rubio got expensive. >> making things up, they literally made up >> reporter: rubio claiming the florida senator shook hands with president obama, and supported amnesty for undocumented immigrants. the cruz campaign firing back. it's just pointing out rubio shifting stance on immigration. the texas senator also trying to build momentum in his battle against donald trump. >> in the "wall street journal," and for the first time in many, many months, according to that poll, there's a new national front-runner. >> reporter: rubio's getting a jolt from the surprise endorsement of governor nikki haley who had been heavily courted by the bush family. she has an 81% approval rating among republican voters here. >> jeb is a dear friend. this is about fight, this is about passion.

you. >>> it's getting uglier on the campaign trail in south carolina with cruz and rubio trading accusations of dirty tricks just two days from a critical primary. nbc's dave gutierrez frames the dispute for us. >> reporter: if a picture's worth a thousand words, today the bitter fight between ted cruz and marco rubio got expensive. >> making things up, they literally made up >> reporter: rubio claiming the florida senator shook hands with president obama, and...

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reign. remember that. [ boos]rubiotryingto rebound from his last debate came to bush's defense today blaming 9/11 on bill clinton's decision tonnot to take out bin laden. >> it allowed isis to prosper and by 2001 have the ability to strike america. >> reporter: they immigration. at one point cruz took wish something rubio had said in a spanish language interview. >> i don't know how he knows what i said on univision because he doesn't speak spanish. second of all -- [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: cruz also pounced on trump for what he called the billionaire's past liberal positions. >> you are the single biggest liar. you probably are worse than jeb bush. are you the single biggest liar. >> donald has this weird pattern. when you point to his own record, he screams, liar, liar, liar. >> reporter: striking a different tone, john kasich. this is just crazy. this is just nuts, okay. [ applause ] >> geez, oh man. >> i think we're fixing to lose the election to hillary clinton if we don't stop this. [ applause ] >> reporter: tonight, there seems to be no stopping trump. >> i think it w

reign. remember that. [ boos ] rubio trying to rebound from his last debate came to bush's defense today blaming 9/11 on bill clinton's decision tonnot to take out bin laden. >> it allowed isis to prosper and by 2001 have the ability to strike america. >> reporter: they immigration. at one point cruz took wish something rubio had said in a spanish language interview. >> i don't know how he knows what i said on univision because he doesn't speak spanish. second of all -- [...

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after the ugliest, nastiest debate yet -- >> i'm in south carolina with senatormarcorubio. >>only for "extra.b >> mario is all over the map, backstage with britney at her sold out show on the strip. >> it lights up with fire and i pray to god, i have so much hair spray. >> her confession about toe sucking? >> daddy issues. >> oh, okay. >> and her mega dare for mario.

after the ugliest, nastiest debate yet -- >> i'm in south carolina with senator marco rubio. >> only for "extra.b >> mario is all over the map, backstage with britney at her sold out show on the strip. >> it lights up with fire and i pray to god, i have so much hair spray. >> her confession about toe sucking? >> daddy issues. >> oh, okay. >> and her mega dare for mario.

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most fiery dedete yet,whilerubiocontinueshis rise. >>> a new zika alert. this one for men, to protect their partners and six months from rio, an american olympic@ medalist worried about competing in the hot zne. >>> and fatal prescription, a first of its kind case, a doctor sentence ford murder for overprescribing pain meds. how it could drastically change how right now. >> good evening. we begin tonight with a developing story, a powerful 6.4 magnitudede earthquake struck southern taiwan, where it is early saturday morning, causing buildings to collapse. there are reports that several hundred people may be trapped and rescues are under way. we get the latest tonight from nbc's keir simmons. >> reporter: in the dark, rescuers search for survivors in twisted concrete metal. hundreds trapped, according to reports tonight, after multiple buildings collapsed. one man crawls out and is carried away. the earthquake, a magnitude 6.4, struck at 4:00 a.m. local time, while people were sleeping. it was only six miles deep, amplifying its damaging effect. multiple firefighters worked sim

most fiery dedete yet, while rubio continues his rise. >>> a new zika alert. this one for men, to protect their partners and six months from rio, an american olympic@ medalist worried about competing in the hot zne. >>> and fatal prescription, a first of its kind case, a doctor sentence ford murder for overprescribing pain meds. how it could drastically change how right now. >> good evening. we begin tonight with a developing story, a powerful 6.4 magnitudede earthquake...

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by endorsing the front-runner hours aftermarcorubiounloadedon trump at the debate brawl. one of the most dramatic campaign days ever. >>> nbc news investigates amid allegations from uniio the inside story of how undocumented workers worked at the site of trump tower. >>> mass shooting horror. 4 dead, 1 wounded as a gunman opens fire in a workplace.e. a hero cop taking him down. tonight, what we've learned happened in the hours before the massacre. >>> zika in america. the cdc warns of a surge in cas. the virus is now striking pregnant women here. >>> and farry tale ending. unicorn on the loose, and a police chase like we've never seen before. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer:s from "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. what a wild day it has been, one of the most dramatic and intense days of this presidential campaign so far. hours after mocking, ridiculing and challenging donald trump on the debate stage, a rejuvenated marco rubio struck again today and then donald trump struck back with a surprise announcement of new jersey governor chris christie

by endorsing the front-runner hours after marco rubio unloaded on trump at the debate brawl. one of the most dramatic campaign days ever. >>> nbc news investigates amid allegations from uniio the inside story of how undocumented workers worked at the site of trump tower. >>> mass shooting horror. 4 dead, 1 wounded as a gunman opens fire in a workplace.e. a hero cop taking him down. tonight, what we've learned happened in the hours before the massacre. >>> zika in...

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getting uglyasrubioandcruz have accusations. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransomm to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even exercise stubbornly high cholesterol. what doctors say you need to get rid of to bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in w york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's virtually unheard of, a pope admonishing a u.s. presidential candidate, in this case [ bleep ]donald trump over his immigration plan. pope francis returning home took the reporter's question about trump's pledge to build a border wall. in his answer, implied that trump is not a christian. it was a high-level rebuke to say the least. butrue to form, trump is not turning the other cheek. nbc's katy tur has the details. >> mr. trump, the pope made a statement about you. >> reporter: donald trump proving there iss no thing or one too sacred

getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransomm to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> and hidden risk. when even exercise stubbornly high cholesterol. what doctors say you need to get rid of to bring it down. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from...

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marco. >> only for "extra." >> only we'reaboardrubio'scampaignbus. what he reallyhinks about trump's tough talk and what he wants from -- >> mario lopez. >> hey! >> then luv guv eliot spitzer, here we go again. is the woman he's accusing of attacking a high-priced call girl? >>> plus, two of the stars of american crime story are here with a sneak peek at tonight's tense episode.

marco. >> only for "extra." >> only we're aboard rubio's campaign bus. what he reallyhinks about trump's tough talk and what he wants from -- >> mario lopez. >> hey! >> then luv guv eliot spitzer, here we go again. is the woman he's accusing of attacking a high-priced call girl? >>> plus, two of the stars of american crime story are here with a sneak peek at tonight's tense episode.